The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-17
General News 1terns.

Gen. John c. Black, commissioner OF
pensions. has left Washington on q tour to
inspect the soldiers homes in the west,
to visit the Pacific coast to assist in select
ing the site for the new branch home. The
rest of the party will consist OF the mana
gers Of homes, Gen. Franklin, Gen. Negley,
Gen. Mcmahon, Gen. T. w. Hyde, Gov.
Martin OF Kansas, ex-senator Sewell, Col.
Harris of Ohio and Capt. Mitchell of Mil
waukee.
Gen. Joshua T. Owen died in Philadel.
phia, aged sixty-two years. He rendered
distinguished military service on the Union
side during the late war.
A circular has been issued by this treas
ury department prescribing the manner
in which treasury drafts and postal war
rants must be Endorsed. The name of the
payee, az Endorsed. must correspond in
spelling with that on the face of the draft.
Endorsements by mark must be witnessed
by two pers ons and those by executors
by copies Of letters testamentary.
When Jenny Lind was in this country,
in 1S4O. she deposited $1,000 with the
late Jonas Chickering to enable Miss
Adelaide Phillips to complete her musical
education abroad.
The president approved the recommends
ton OF Gen. Ruger and Inspector Arm
0tEOuks UuhU Uuo lANcly CdPGuIou uOeAAc0 O0
taken to Fort Smelling and imprisoned.
1t 10 not likely they will be harshly dealt
with. Secretary Lamar and the president
are both inclined to place the greater share
OF the blame upon the leader Sword Bear
er, who ID now dead.
A personal encounter took place at Rich.
mond between CONGRESSMAN John D Wise
and William II. Mullen, editor OF the Even.
ing Herald, resulting in both being arrest
ed. Wise says he had been informed that
Mullen had been making lying statements
in reference to himself. and he was deter
mined to whip him Tor doing SO.
There is now no reason to doubt that
Stanley's expedition has been completely
successful. It il the fourth important
enterprise be has conducted in Africa. and
ably close his career in the great continent
where his record has been one Of brilliant
achievement and unvarying success.
Developments at st. Louis, in the Fifth
National bark suspension show fraud and
forgery. and the cashier, C. C. Creceius, is
now under arrest, charged with false entry
and forgery. President Overstolz would be
arrested il not on his death bed.
Pierce 4 Canterbury's large oil works in
East Boston, were entirely destroyed by
fire. Loss on the works, 800, 900; also
heavy loss on the oil destroyed; well in.
sured.
Land Commissioner Sparks rejected Sc
Iections Of the Oregon Il California rail.
road Of about 90, 900 acres Of land in Ore
gon within the quadrant formed BY the
restoration to the public domain OF the
forfeited portion Of the Oregon Central
railroad grant.
Unohlcials returns to date indicate
majority Of 15, coo in South Dakota for
division and majority Of 1000 against
the measure in North Dakota. Later re-
turns will undoubtedly swell these major
tiles. Fiity.seven counties are reported
~ voting for and six against prohibition.
London Dispatch: Mr.. Moorhead, q
Catholic magistrate, visited William
O'Brien in Tullemore jail. Mr.. Moorhead
says that the atmospherein U'Brien's coll,
together with bread and water diet, 10
likely to have fatal effect on q consump-
tive person. The breaking down Of Mr..
O'Brien's constitution. he thinks, II only
q question Of time. Mr.. Moorhead asked
Mr.. o Brien whether he had any complaint
to make regarding his treatment, and Mr..
O'Brien replied that his system had not
been excited by the undue severity Of the
officials. The Freeman's Journal 81 Dub.
lin says that O'Brien and Mandevills
have bssn put on bread and water -
punishment for refusing TO wear the prison
garb. Mr.. Pyne, member Of parliament
iur Wsgt Waterford, has decided not to
answer the summons served upon him IN.
der thD erimss act,